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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Maurizio Pollini born?

2. Who discovered Harold Bauer at twenty playing piano?

3. When was Glenn Gould born?

4. Who codified twentieth century theory of technique beyond Chopin's ideas?

5. Where was Josef Hofmann born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Harold Bauer? Describe the Bauer's early career.

2. When did Glenn Gould retire? What emotional disturbances did he suffer from?

3. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.

4. Who was Vladimir de Pachmann? What was his expertise and namesake?

5. Who represented Schnabel's German/Austrian legacy in music? How is the German school described?

6. What was the critical and public response to Busoni's performances?

7. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut? What toll did it take on him?

8. What example is given to illustrate modernist principles with Josef Hofmann?

9. Compare the style and works of Busoni and Godowsky. How does the author relate their philosophical differences?

10. What was the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on music?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the processes of piano manufacturing change in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? What impact did this have on the piano's popularity?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the contrapuntal style of Johann Sebastian Bach. When was this style at its height in popularity? What replaced it?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the works and impact of William Sterndale Bennett, Theodore Dohler, and Stephen Heller. When did these pianists rise to prominence? What were they known for stylistically?

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